Exponents
87 x 83
810
1,850,000
Convert to scientific notation.
1.85x106
Raul is aboard a cruise ship that weighs approximately 5.5x107 pounds, while Veronica is aboard a cruise ship that weighs approximately 60,000,000 pounds. Whose cruise ship weighs more?
Veronica's cruise ship
(8x106)/(4x103)
Answer in scientific notation
2x103
(4.5x105)(2x103)
Answer in scientific notation
9x108
910 / 94
96
7.83x107
Convert to standard form.78,300,000
Mr. Sanchez asked his students to write a value in scientific notation that was between 0.007 and 0.008. Natalie write the value 7.5x10-3. Did she complete the task correctly? Why or or why not?
Yes, her answer in standard form is halfway between 0.007 and 0.008.
(9x109)/(3x107)
Answer in scientific notation
2x102
(1.5x10-5)(5x10-3)
Answer in scientific notation
7.5x10-8
(45)6
430
0.007826
Convert to scientific notation.
7.826x10-3
Raul is aboard a cruise ship that weighs approximately 5.5x107 pounds, while Veronica is aboard a cruise ship that weighs approximately 60,000,000 pounds. How much heavier is the heaviest ship?
Heavier by 5,000,000 pounds
5x106 pounds
(10x107)/(2x102)
Answer in standard form
500,000
(3x104)(7.2x102)
Answer in scientific notation
2.16x107
(x9 / x2)3
x21
5.138x10-6
Convert to standard form.
0.000005138
Gabi is converting 0.000098 into scientific notation and has gotten 9.8x10?. She does not know what the exponent should be. What should Gabi's exponent be?
(5x10-5)/(10x10-2)
5x10-4
(2.2x10-2)(8.5x106)
1.87x105
(ab)c
abc
0.000000083
Convert to scientific notation.
8.3x10-8
Dominic's science teacher wrote the wavelength for violet light on the board as 0.00004 cm. Dominic attempts to write the number in scientific notation and gets 0.4x10-4. Is he correct? Why or why not?
No. His answer is not written in the correct form - his first term is not between 1 and 10.
Answer in standard form
200
(7.3x10-1)(0.004)
Answer in standard form
0.00292